Spirit-Gem
The Spirit-Gem was a mystic artifact that was metaphysically tied to the Meditation Realm. Nicol Bolas used to wear it between his horns.
The Spirit-Gem was a mystic artifact that was metaphysically tied to the Meditation Realm. Nicol Bolas used to wear it between his horns.
Description
The Spirit-Gem was a smooth, egg-shaped stone with a silken sheen. Its color was between gold and silver. The Spirit-Gem can reveal its possessor's “true, best self” and allows Ugin to communicate with its holder. Bolas used the Spirit-Gem as a channel to absorb the planeswalker's sparks that he had harvested through the Elderspell during the War of the Spark.
History
Bolas found the gem in the Meditation Realm after killing his brother Ugin, unaware that it was made from a piece of Ugin's essence. Recognizing its connection to the plane, Bolas claimed it as his own and wore it for millennia as a symbol of his supremacy. After Ugin was resurrected as a Spirit Dragon, he used his connection with the Spirit-Gem to observe Bolas and the events of the War, even without being on Ravnica. After Bolas's defeat, Liliana Vess picked up the Spirit-Gem before she planeswalked away.
In Caligo on Dominaria, Ugin briefly spoke through the Gem to Araithia Shokta and appeared to Liliana Vess, explaining that Liliana would have to make a choice on her path to redemption. Araithia would become visible to everyone when she held the gem. Later, when Liliana held the Spirit-Gem in one hand and the Chain Veil in the other, the Spirit-Gem began to glow. As it disappeared, Liliana dropped the Veil and gave it up.
The Gem returned to the Meditation Realm, where it was returned to Ugin. Jace Beleren attempted to seize control over it when he attempted to rewrite the Multiverse to prevent the Phyrexian Invasion from happening. His fortitude, however, was not enough and the realm collapsed. It is unknown to whom the Spirit-Gem now belongs.
Trivia
- The Spirit-Gem looks similar to, but is separate from, the Gem of Becoming.